toothcomb

Meaning of toothcomb

noun
  1. (sometimes proscribed) A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.
    The police went through all his possessions with a toothcomb.
verb
  1. To use a toothcomb on (something).
  2. To search (something) thoroughly.
    The flat was toothcombed for any trace of drugs.

noun

A comb-like dental structure found in the lower jaws of certain primates consisting of long, flat front teeth with microscopic grooves, which are used for grooming fur.

Information about toothcomb

  • The plural form of toothcomb is: toothcombs.
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Hyphenation of toothcomb

tooth-comb

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • toothcomb is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with toothcomb

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